The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-09-01
THE Worlds" Medal.

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cred case The medal il 81 solid sil.
yer: on the ono side il engraved the
Barth olai Statue. on tho other the
fact that the Medal i presented in
COMMUNICATION 81 tire fact that the
World li.- attained ii circulation Of
30. 600 alleged IL II. tie largest cir
culatfan # any newspaper In the
United States.
The New York World Il unanes-
sianably one Of the greatest newsra-
pers, not only in America b,t in tie
whole universe. It, present proprie-
tor. Mr.. Pulitzer. has proven himself
TO be very i,:aicion-. energetic. sue
cessfnl newspaper publisher
We appreciate the Medal-as the
above grateful acknowledgement de
monstrates.
But.
Yes. dear reader. there is but
and very big But in connection
with this Medal affair.
Accompanying the Medal is very
elegantly printed little note in the
following words:
Dear Sir:
Please accept the accompanying
Medal with tie compliments of the
World. 1t is Il souvenir OF the quar-
ter of million mark, the largest cir
culation ever attained by an Ameri-
can newspaper. Its value as keep
sake. however. is enhanced by the
fact that it is in size. weight and val
he just what An HONEST SILVER Doll
LAR should be. containing as it does,
NOT - CENTS but 100 CENTS WORTH
OF COIN METAL.
The italic and small caps in the
above note arr ours. We use them
in order 10 emphasize and intensity
the idea which the World takes SO
much pains to express.
The Editor of a paper that has at
tanned the largest circulation of any
newspaper in America" ought to
know.
1st. That the people of the United
States are in debt to the extent of
about 500, 600 100000.
2nd. That an enlargement of the
debt paving dollar % cents on the
hundred is equivalent TO an aggre-
gate addition of 81 400, 900. 900 to the
present burden of debt.
II the editor of the World don't
know these two things then his sue
cess in picking UP subscribers must
appear all the more maryelons-as
his fed of operations must have
been confined to any thing but intel
ligent people. Such an editor would
scarcely be able to find a reading
constituency except among ignorant
and unthinking people.
IL the editor of the World does
know the truth Of the two PROPOSE
tions above laid down then he is
guilty Of the very uananly not to say
infamous. purpose Of conniving to
perpetuate Il most outrageous fraud
upon those people who are SO un-
fortunate as to be in his debt.
Ignorance or knavery excuse the
plain language there is no other
words to express it therefore is the
choice of dilemlnas which the editor
of the World is bound to accept.
Now LET us illustrate the practical
effects of rhe proposition which the
World advocates.
The interest bearing debt of the
United States in 1876. was in round
numbers 81. 400, 900. 900.
To have paid the debt in wheat at
$240 (the price that year for wheat
in New York was s3.o5--but we will
allow s5 cents per busiiel for trans
portation from the wheat groWing
sections to the sea-baard. and call il
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